Just found this new but hilarious MINI E weblog, from Autoblog’s solar only MINI E article:
… The right-most pedal, commonly called an “accelerator” in vehicles that haul around tanks full of liquefied dinosaurs, makes the car do two things – Go And Slow. I like to refer to it as the G.A.S. pedal (pronounced “gas”). As you apply pressure to the pedal the car will go; as you reduce pressure on the pedal the car will slow (and eventually stop).
To the left of the G.A.S. pedal you will find another pedal that Basically Removes All Kinetic Energy from the vehicle (which conveniently spells out another easy to pronounce acronym – “B.R.A.K.E.”). When you use this pedal on the East Coast it will bring the car to a complete stop. This pedal is not used in California …
I hope David writes lots more articles in this style 🙂
M&I / GBMINI 
I’ve wondered how charging this thing will raise his utility bill on top of his lease?
If one could charge this car by solar that might help cost wise.
What I assumed is that his home is already completely solar; perhaps not – but typically day time the solar homes have spare electricity, which he might be able to use to charge his car rather than selling it back to the utility company.
I also found that blog the other day and bookmarked it because he is a previous mini owner. I meant to mention it to you but forgot so I’m glad you found it. 🙂